Hat



E. E. HODSHON Cm.A 2i i924.

HAT

Filed April 1'7" 1923 1N VEN TOR A TTORNE YS Patented Oct. 21, 1924.

@MAGS ERNESTYE. HODSHON, OF NULEY, NEVI JERSEY.

HAT.

Application filed April 17, 1923.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, lnNnsr E. lloosnon, a citizen of the `United States,and resident of Nutley. in the county of lisser; and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hats, ofwhich the following is a specification.

Soft felt hats as heretofore constructed have been provided with aninterior soft leather band or binding which is called a sweat band. Thissweat band is attached to the hat at the lower edge of the. crown, wherethe crown meets the brim, by stitches which do not pass entirely throughthe felt.

These stitches are lightly caught lin the felt l and pass only part waythrough it. rllhe upper edgeof this sweat band is loose or free so thatthe sweat band does not serve as a stiffening or supporting means forthe body of the hat. rhese soft felt hats are also provided enteriorlywith a ribbon which is called the hat band. This ribbon is tacked orstitched to the hat at separated points along the lower edge of the hatband. 'lhese stitches which tack the hat band to the hat pass entirelythrough the felt. The upper edge of the hat band is free, that is to sayis not stitched to the hat. In some hats the bands are lightly stitchedto the body of the hat at separated points along the upper edge of thehat band but this is not the usual practice. rThe result is that the hatband does not serve as a stil-lening or shaping means for the hat andthe upper edge of the hat band is loose and serves as a dust and dirtcatcher.

It is one of the principal objects of this invention to provide a softfelt hat with a reinforcing strip or band of material at the base of thecrown and extending entirely around the crown, said material being ofsuch a character that it may be intimately united with the felt andclosely and permanently adhere thereto. rlhe lower edge of thisreinforcing band is arranged at a point where the hat crown joins thebrim and is extended up on the hat body a suitable distance. Thisreinforcing strip braces the hat body and serves as a means for keepingthe hat in shape. The crowns of soft felt hats are frequently depressedand crushed and forced out of shape, The reinforcing band of thisinvention assists materially in preventing the distortion of the hatwhile at the same time preserving its softness and flexibility.

Serial No. 632,703.

Another object of the invention is to form the reinforcing band of somematerial which may be rendered adhesive and to secure the hat band orribbon in place by forcing` it into intimate contact with it. Thereinforcing band is preferably as wide as the ribbon so that the ribbonwill be permanently secured to the hat body throughout its entire lengthand width. By this means the use of the securing threads which passthrough the ribbon and through the' felt body along the lower edge ofthe ribbon are avoided. ly avoiding the use of these at; taching threadsthe hat body is not perfoaround the lower edge of the band. By causingthe ribbon to adhere to the reinforcingl band throughout its entirewidth the ribbon serves as a reinforcing means for the hat body; and asthe upper edge of the ribbon is permanently and closely attached to thehat body it will be impossible for dirt and dust to collect between theribbon or band and the hat body.

ln the drawings llig. l is a perspective view of a hat showin@ theinvention partly applied thereto; l

llig. 2a vertical sectional view of a hat showing the invention appliedthereto; and 3 a partial sectional view of a hat on a large scaleshowing the reinforcing band and the hat ribbon applied thereto. iReferring to the various parts by numerals, l designates the crown orbody of a soft felt hat; 2 the usual sweat band secured therein bystitches 3. said stitches being arranged along the lower edge of thesweat band and passing only partly through the felt body of the hat. I

Around the body of the hat at the base of the crown is secured areinforcing band 4t. This band is secured to the exterior of the hat andextends entirely around it and is intimately attached to the hat. Thisreinforcing band may be of any suitable material which will closelyadhere to the felt. It may be of any suitable width and extend as highup on the crown or body of the hat as may be desired. Preferably thisreinforcing band is made of a suitable form of rubber Vgum or othersimilar material." illhen rubber gum is used it is caused to adhere tothe felt by steaming or otherwise heating and pressing it into close andsmooth contact with the hat. This rubber adhesive is water proof,smoothly secured so that it is unnecessary to stitch or otherwise fastenit in place;

materially assists in shaping the hat in that here closely andintimately with the reinforcing band. The hat ribbon is preferably aswide as the reinforcing band and is intimately and permanently attachedto the hat throughout its entire width and entirely around the hat. Bythis means it is unnecessary to use threads or other fastening meansforV securing the ribbon in place. It is smoothly and permanentlyattached to the hat and there is no pocket between the ribbon and thehat. When the reinforcing band is of rubber gum the ribbon may be causedtoclosely adhere to it by the application of heat and pressure. It ismanifest that the ribbon will be secured in position by means ofa waterand grease proof reinforcing band and that therefore it will not bestained by moisture and grease from the interior of the hat. Furthermorethe hat ribbon will serve as an Vadditional means for retaining theshape of thehat and preventing its distortion. y Y

What I claim is:

1. A hat provided with a flexible, waterproof reinforcing band adheringto the exterior of the hat and running around the base of the crownthereof, the lower edge of this band extending to the junction of thebrim and the bod and a hat ribbon adhering to said rein orcing bandsubstantially throughout the width of the ribbon, said band and ribbonwhen thus connected together and to the hat body serving to still'en thebody and to protect the hat band against sweat.

2. The combination of a soft felt hat, a reinforcing flexible, adhesive,water-proof band secured to the exterior of the hat and extendingentirely around the crown or body thereof at the lower end of said body,and a hat ribbon secured to said adhesive reinforcing band, said ribbonbeing intimately united with said reinforcing band throughout the entirelength and width of said ribbon.

3. The combination of a felt hat, a reinforcing flexible water-proofband secured to the exterior of the hat and extending entirely aroundthe crown or body thereof at the lower end of said body, and a hatribbon overlying the reinforcing band, the said band being approximatelythe same width as the ribbon and being of a material adapted to berendered adhesive by the a plication of heat to the exterior of the ribon to intimately unite the band with the ribbon and with the hat tothereby reinforce and slightly stiffen the hat body and maintain itscorrect head size and to prevent moisture passing through the hat to theribbon.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiix my signature.

ERNEST E. HODSHON.

